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title: "White Plume Moth"
description: "Pterophorus pentadactyla — Insetos e aranhas. Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-plume-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White Plume Moth

> Pterophorus pentadactyla — Insetos e aranhas. Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Pterophorus pentadactyla*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10839
- Wikidata: [Q311096](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311096)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129485](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129485)

## Names

- en: White Plume Moth
- de: Weiße Winden-Federmotte
- fr: Ptérophore blanc
- nl: Sneeuwwitte vedermot
- pl: Piórolotek pięciopiór

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1391), RU (1209), FR (1165), DE (809), AT (749), IT (627), PL (401), DK (299), CH (190), CZ (160), NL (153), FI (149)

## Summary

Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the West Palearctic including North Africa and Europe. The wingspan is 26–34 mm (1.0–1.3 in). It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two. The moths fly from June to August. The larvae feed on bindweed (Convolvulus species).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterophorus_pentadactyla

## Photo

![White Plume Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-plume-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26062404

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-plume-moth?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).